Castle Park House and Gardens

The trails are what lift it above nine hectares of municipal grass. There is a story sculpture trail built around Matilda the bee, aimed squarely at the under sevens, and a tree trail of nineteen trees that the park reckons takes about half an hour. Both are free. Both turn a forty minute stop into ninety, which is the whole trick of a good town park. The rest is the classic Edwardian mix: formal beds, big open lawns, bits of woodland, and enough sports provision that teenagers have somewhere to go while smaller children use the play area. It has held a Green Flag.

There are public toilets, there is food on site, and there is parking, which between them cover the three things that end a trip early. Most paths will take a pushchair or a wheelchair, with the caveat printed on the park's own site that they get muddy and that some sections near steps need routing round. Opening hours and any car park charge are not published online, so read the board when you arrive. Frodsham is short of options and this one is doing a lot of work.

What it costs: No admission charge is published: it is a council owned public park with open access. The official site does not list opening hours or any parking charge, so do not assume the car park is free until you read the sign.

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